U.S. patent number 10,295,699 [Application Number 15/575,640] was granted by the patent office on 2019-05-21 for marine magnetism detection method and device.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The First Institute of Oceanography, SOA, National Deep Sea Center. The grantee listed for this patent is The First Institute of Oceanography, SOA, National Deep Sea Center. Invention is credited to Guangming Kan, Baohua Liu, Chenguang Liu, Yanliang Pei, Zhiguo Yang, Kaiben Yu.
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United States Patent |
10,295,699 |
Liu , et al. |
May 21, 2019 |
Marine magnetism detection method and device
Abstract
A marine magnetism detection device and a detection method are
provided. The device includes a surveying ship, an onboard
laboratory magnetism measurement portion arranged on the surveying
ship, an aerostat shell and an aerostat magnetism measurement
portion arranged inside the aerostat shell. The aerostat shell is
connected to the surveying ship via a rope, and the aerostat shell
floats in air. The aerostat magnetism measurement portion includes
a magnetic sensor, an electronic magnetism data acquisition unit
and an aerostat transmission unit; and the onboard laboratory
magnetism measurement portion includes a data recording computer
and a laboratory transmission unit. The marine magnetism detection
device and method of the present invention are advantageously not
limited by the working sea area and can also operate with other
onboard devices and dragging devices.
Inventors: |
Liu; Baohua (Shandong,
CN), Pei; Yanliang (Shandong, CN), Yu;
Kaiben (Shandong, CN), Liu; Chenguang (Shandong,
CN), Kan; Guangming (Shandong, CN), Yang;
Zhiguo (Shandong, CN) |
Applicant: |
Name |
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National Deep Sea Center
The First Institute of Oceanography, SOA |
Qingdao, Shandong
Qingdao, Shandong |
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CN
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Assignee: |
National Deep Sea Center
(Shandong, CN)
The First Institute of Oceanography, SOA (Shandong,
CN)
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Family
ID: |
58076799 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/575,640 |
Filed: |
November 2, 2016 |
PCT
Filed: |
November 02, 2016 |
PCT No.: |
PCT/CN2016/104308 |
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date: |
November 20, 2017 |
PCT
Pub. No.: |
WO2018/058736 |
PCT
Pub. Date: |
April 05, 2018 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
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Publication Date |
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US 20180292564 A1 |
Oct 11, 2018 |
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Foreign Application Priority Data
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Sep 27, 2016 [CN] |
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2016 1 0852673 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G01V
3/40 (20130101); G01V 3/16 (20130101); G08C
19/00 (20130101); G08C 17/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
G01V
3/40 (20060101); G08C 19/00 (20060101); G01V
3/16 (20060101); G08C 17/02 (20060101) |
Field of
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;324/331,330,323 |
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Other References
International Searching Authority, Search Report issued in
International Application No. PCT/CN2016/104308 dated Nov. 2, 2016
(6 pages). cited by applicant.
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Primary Examiner: Astacio-Oquendo; Giovanni
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A marine magnetism detection device, comprising: a surveying
ship, an onboard laboratory magnetism measurement portion arranged
on the surveying ship, an aerostat shell and an aerostat magnetism
measurement portion arranged inside the aerostat shell, wherein the
aerostat shell is connected to the surveying ship via a rope, and
the aerostat shell floats in air; the aerostat magnetism
measurement portion comprises a magnetic sensor, an electronic
magnetism data acquisition unit and an aerostat transmission unit;
the onboard laboratory magnetism measurement portion comprises a
data recording computer and a laboratory transmission unit; the
magnetic sensor acquires marine magnetism and transmits a marine
magnetism signal to the electronic magnetism data acquisition unit;
the electronic magnetism data acquisition unit converts the marine
magnetism signal into a digital signal and then transmits the
digital signal to the aerostat transmission unit; the aerostat
transmission unit transmits the digital signal to the laboratory
transmission unit over a wireless or wired network and transmits a
command, which is transmitted by the laboratory transmission unit
and issued by the data recording computer, to the electronic
magnetism data acquisition unit; and the laboratory transmission
unit transmits the digital signal to the data recording computer
and transmits a command issued by the data recording computer to
the aerostat transmission unit over a wired or wireless
network.
2. The marine magnetism detection device according to claim 1,
wherein the magnetic sensor is a total-field magnetic sensor.
3. The marine magnetism detection device according to claim 1,
wherein the magnetic sensor is a vector-type magnetic sensor; the
aerostat magnetism measurement portion further comprises a heading
and attitude reference system; and, the heading and attitude
reference system is configured to measure heading, roll angle and
pitch angle parameters of the aerostat shell and transmit the
measured parameters to the electronic magnetism data acquisition
unit.
4. The marine magnetism detection device according to claim 1,
wherein the rope is made of aramid fiber material.
5. The marine magnetism detection device according to claim 1,
wherein data transmission between the laboratory transmission unit
and the aerostat transmission unit is realized by a cable or an
optical fiber, and the cable or optical fiber is enveloped inside
the rope.
6. The marine magnetism detection device according to claim 1,
wherein data transmission between the laboratory transmission unit
and the aerostat transmission unit is realized via Wi-Fi.
7. The marine magnetism detection device according to claim 1,
wherein a power supply module is provided within the aerostat
shell, and the power supply module provides power to the aerostat
magnetism measurement portion.
8. The marine magnetism detection device according to claim 1,
wherein the aerostat magnetism measurement portion further
comprises peripheral sensors; the peripheral sensors comprise
cameras and/or altitude meters and/or temperature sensors and/or
inclination sensors; and, the peripheral sensors are each connected
to the electronic magnetism data acquisition unit.
9. The marine magnetism detection device according to claim 1,
wherein the aerostat magnetism measurement portion further
comprises an aerostat GPS connected to the electronic magnetism
data acquisition unit.
10. The marine magnetism detection device according to claim 1,
wherein an onboard GPS is connected to the surveying ship.
11. A marine magnetism detection method, comprising: providing a
marine detection device in accordance with claim 1; connecting all
portions of the marine magnetism detection device to ensure the
portions to operate normally; allowing the surveying ship to travel
at a low speed, and releasing the aerostat shell so that the
aerostat shell floats in air; testing the marine magnetism
detection device to ensure all portions to operate normally; and
allowing the surveying ship to travel at a normal speed; acquiring,
by the magnetic sensor and during a travelling process, marine
magnetism and transmitting a marine magnetism signal to the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit; converting, by the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit, the marine magnetism
signal into a digital signal and transmitting the digital signal to
the aerostat transmission unit; transmitting, by the aerostat
transmission unit, the digital signal to the laboratory
transmission unit over a wireless or wired network, and
transmitting a command, which is transmitted by the laboratory
transmission unit and issued by the data recording computer, to the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit; transmitting, by the
laboratory transmission unit, the digital signal to the data
recording computer, and transmitting a command issued by the data
recording computer to the aerostat transmission unit over a wired
or wireless network; and, receiving, by the data recording
computer, the data transmitted from the electronic magnetism data
acquisition unit, and recording, processing and monitoring the data
to obtain marine magnetism data.
12. The marine magnetism detection method according to claim 11,
wherein a distance from the surveying ship to the aerostat shell is
not less than a length of a ship body of the surveying ship.
13. The marine magnetism detection method according to claim 12,
wherein the electronic magnetism data acquisition unit
synchronously acquires magnetism data and attitude data acquired by
the heading and attitude reference system; and the electronic
magnetism data acquisition unit synchronously transmits the
magnetism data and the attitude data to the aerostat transmission
unit.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a national phase of PCT/CN2016/104308, filed on
Nov. 2, 2016, which claims priority to Chinese Application No.
201610852673.9, which was filed Sep. 27, 2016. These prior
applications are incorporated herein by reference, in their
entireties.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to the technical field of geophysical
exploration and, in particular, to a method and device configured
for measuring a geomagnetic field.
BACKGROUND
Magnetic fields around the earth are called geomagnetic fields. The
measurement of marine geomagnetic fields is generally a process of
geomagnetic measurement by sailing a ship carried with a
magnetometer on the sea. At present, many measurements of marine
magnetic fields are performed by dragging only. A magnetic probe is
dragged in the seawater after a surveying ship, and the cable for
dragging has a length which is three times greater than the length
of the ship. This operating mode will be limited in some sea areas,
for example, an inshore cultivation area, a polar area with
floating ice, etc., in which case the magnetic probe will be
damaged or even get lost.
SUMMARY
An objective of the present invention is to provide a marine
magnetism detection device and method which will not be limited by
the working sea area and can also operate with other onboard
devices and dragging devices, in order to overcome the deficiencies
in the prior art.
For this purpose, in one embodiment, the present invention provides
the following solutions. A marine magnetism detection device is
provided, including a surveying ship, an onboard laboratory
magnetism measurement portion arranged on the surveying ship, an
aerostat shell and an aerostat magnetism measurement portion
arranged inside the aerostat shell, wherein the aerostat shell is
connected to the surveying ship via a rope, and the aerostat shell
floats in air; the aerostat magnetism measurement portion includes
a magnetic sensor, an electronic magnetism data acquisition unit
and an aerostat transmission unit; the onboard laboratory magnetism
measurement portion includes a data recording computer and a
laboratory transmission unit; the magnetic sensor acquires marine
magnetism and transmits a marine magnetism signal to the electronic
magnetism data acquisition unit; the electronic magnetism data
acquisition unit converts the marine magnetism signal into a
digital signal and then transmits the digital signal to the
aerostat transmission unit; the aerostat transmission unit
transmits the digital signal to the laboratory transmission unit
over a wireless or wired network and transmits a command, which is
transmitted by the laboratory transmission unit and issued by the
data recording computer, to the electronic magnetism data
acquisition unit; and, the laboratory transmission unit transmits
the digital signal to the data recording computer and transmits a
command issued by the data recording computer to the aerostat
transmission unit over a wired or wireless network.
In the marine magnetism detection device of the present invention,
the magnetic sensor is a total-field magnetic sensor.
In the marine magnetism detection device of the present invention,
the magnetic sensor is a vector-type magnetic sensor; the aerostat
magnetism measurement portion further comprises a heading and
attitude reference system; and, the heading and attitude reference
system is configured to measure the heading, roll angle and pitch
angle parameters of the aerostat shell and transmit the measured
parameters to the electronic magnetism data acquisition unit.
In the marine magnetism detection device of the present invention,
the rope is made of aramid fiber material.
In the marine magnetism detection device of the present invention,
the data transmission between the laboratory transmission unit and
the aerostat transmission unit is realized by a cable or an optical
fiber, and the cable or optical fiber is enveloped inside the
rope.
In the marine magnetism detection device of the present invention,
the data transmission between the laboratory transmission unit and
the aerostat transmission unit is realized via Wi-Fi.
In the marine magnetism detection device of the present invention,
a power supply module is provided within the aerostat shell, and
the power supply module provides power to the aerostat magnetism
measurement portion.
In the marine magnetism detection device of the present invention,
the aerostat magnetism measurement portion further includes
peripheral sensors; the peripheral sensors include cameras and/or
altitude meters and/or temperature sensors and/or inclination
sensors; and, the peripheral sensors are each connected to the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit.
In the marine magnetism detection device of the present invention,
the aerostat magnetism measurement portion further includes an
aerostat GPS connected to the electronic magnetism data acquisition
unit.
In the marine magnetism detection device of the present invention,
an onboard GPS is connected to the surveying ship.
The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a marine
magnetism detection method, including the following steps: (1)
connecting all portions of the marine magnetism detection device to
ensure the portions operate normally; (2) allowing the surveying
ship to travel at a low speed, and releasing the aerostat shell so
that the aerostat shell floats in air; (3) testing the marine
magnetism detection device to ensure all portions operate normally;
and (4) allowing the surveying ship to travel at a normal speed;
acquiring, by the magnetic sensor and in the travelling process,
marine magnetism and transmitting a marine magnetism signal to the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit; converting, by the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit, the marine magnetism
signal into a digital signal and transmitting the digital signal to
the aerostat transmission unit; transmitting, by the aerostat
transmission unit, the digital signal to the laboratory
transmission unit over a wireless or wired network, and
transmitting a command, which is transmitted by the laboratory
transmission unit and issued by the data recording computer, to the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit; transmitting, by the
laboratory transmission unit, the digital signal to the data
recording computer, and transmitting a command issued by the data
recording computer to the aerostat transmission unit over a wired
or wireless network; and, receiving, by the data recording
computer, the data transmitted from the electronic magnetism data
acquisition unit, and recording, processing and monitoring the data
to obtain marine magnetism data.
In the marine magnetism detection method of the present invention,
the distance from the surveying ship to the aerostat shell is not
less than the length of the ship body of the surveying ship.
In the marine magnetism detection method, the electronic magnetism
data acquisition unit synchronously acquires magnetism data and
attitude data acquired by the heading and attitude reference
system; and the electronic magnetism data acquisition unit
synchronously transmits the magnetism data and the attitude data to
the aerostat transmission unit.
Compared with known designs, the present invention has the
following technical effects: since the marine magnetism detection
device of the present invention includes a surveying ship, an
onboard laboratory magnetism measurement portion arranged on the
surveying ship, an aerostat shell and an aerostat magnetism
measurement portion arranged inside the aerostat shell, with the
aerostat shell being connected to the surveying ship via a rope and
the aerostat shell floating in air, the device of the present
invention employs a floating drag operation, so that the device
will not be hindered and limited by barriers on the sea surface and
will be thus applicable to operations in areas having barriers on
the sear surface, such as a polar area with floating ice, an
inshore cultivation area, etc.; moreover, since the aerostat shell
floats in air, the floating-type marine magnetism detection device
of the present invention can also operate with other onboard
devices such as a marine gravitometer or a multi-beam depth finder,
and can also operate with other dragging devices such as a
single-cable two-dimensional earthquake measurement system or a
multi-cable three-dimensional earthquake measurement system.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Various additional features and advantages of the invention will
become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon
review of the following detailed description of one or more
illustrative embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and
constitute a part of this specification, illustrate one or more
embodiments of the invention and, together with the general
description given above and the detailed description given below,
explain the one or more embodiments of the invention:
FIG. 1 is a schematic overall structure diagram of a marine
magnetism detection device, according to various embodiments of the
present invention;
FIG. 2 is a modular schematic block diagram of an Embodiment 1 of
the marine magnetism detection device consistent with FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a modular schematic block diagram of an Embodiment 2 of
the marine magnetism detection device consistent with FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a modular schematic block diagram of an Embodiment 3 of
the marine magnetism detection device consistent with FIG. 1;
and
FIG. 5 is a modular schematic block diagram of an Embodiment 4 of
the marine magnetism detection device consistent with FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention provides a marine
magnetism detection device, including a surveying ship 11, an
onboard laboratory magnetism measurement portion arranged on the
surveying ship 11, an aerostat shell 12 and an aerostat magnetism
measurement portion arranged inside the aerostat shell 12. The
aerostat shell 12 is connected to the surveying ship 11 via a rope
13 made of aramid fiber material such as KEVLAR.RTM., and the
aerostat shell 12 floats in air above the sea surface 14.
As shown in FIG. 2, in Embodiment 1, the aerostat magnetism
measurement portion includes a magnetic sensor, an electronic
magnetism data acquisition unit, an aerostat transmission unit and
a power supply module. The power supply module provides power to
the aerostat magnetism measurement portion. The magnetic sensor is
a single total-field magnetic sensor. The onboard laboratory
magnetism measurement portion includes a data recording computer
and a laboratory transmission unit. The magnetic sensor acquires
marine magnetism and transmits a marine magnetism signal to the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit. The electronic
magnetism data acquisition unit converts the marine magnetism
signal into a digital signal and then transmits the digital signal
to the aerostat transmission unit. The aerostat transmission unit
transmits the digital signal to the laboratory transmission unit
over a wireless or wired network and transmits a command, which is
transmitted by the laboratory transmission unit and issued by the
data recording computer, to the electronic magnetism data
acquisition unit. The laboratory transmission unit transmits the
digital signal to the data recording computer and transmits a
command issued by the data recording computer to the aerostat
transmission unit over a wired or wireless Wi-Fi network.
The present invention, in this and other embodiments, provides a
marine magnetism detection method, including the following steps:
(1) connecting the aerostat magnetism measurement portion to a
battery, as the power supply module, to provide power to the
aerostat magnetism measurement portion; (2) connecting the onboard
laboratory magnetism measurement portion, and placing an antenna
portion of the laboratory transmission unit at an open position on
the top of the surveying ship 11; (3) online testing the aerostat
magnetism measurement portion and the onboard laboratory magnetism
measurement portion to ensure that the overall operation is normal,
that a wireless data link between the aerostat magnetism
measurement portion and the onboard laboratory magnetism
measurement portion is normal, that the command setting and
feedback is normal, and that the activation and acquisition of the
magnetometer is normal; (4) allowing the surveying ship 11 to
travel at a low speed, releasing the aerostat shell 12, and firmly
connecting the aerostat shell 12 to the surveying ship 11 via a
KEVLAR.RTM. rope 13, wherein, the KEVLAR.RTM. rope 13 between the
aerostat shell 12 and the surveying ship 11 should be long enough
to at least ensure that the distance from the aerostat magnetism
measurement portion to the surveying ship 11 is not less than three
times of the length of the ship body of the surveying ship 11 in
order to avoid the interference from the magnetic field of the ship
body; (6) online testing again, specifically including but not
limited to: ensuring the wireless data link between the aerostat
magnetism measurement portion and the onboard laboratory magnetism
measurement portion to be normal, ensuring the command setting and
feedback to be normal, ensuring the activation and acquisition of
the magnetometer to be normal, and carefully observing the jitter
of the acquired magnetism data, wherein the jitter should not
exceed 0.5 nT (nano Tesla); (7) accelerating the surveying ship 11
to a normal speed (e.g., a speed of 10 kn (Knots)), and starting
the measurement of marine magnetism; acquiring, by the total-field
magnetic sensor and in the travelling process, marine magnetism and
transmitting a marine magnetism signal to the electronic magnetism
data acquisition unit; converting, by the electronic magnetism data
acquisition unit, the marine magnetism signal into a digital signal
and transmitting the digital signal to the aerostat transmission
unit; transmitting, by the aerostat transmission unit, the digital
signal to the laboratory transmission unit over a Wi-Fi network,
and transmitting a command, which is transmitted by the laboratory
transmission unit and issued by the data recording computer, to the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit; transmitting, by the
laboratory transmission unit, the digital signal to the data
recording computer, and transmitting a command issued by the data
recording computer to the aerostat transmission unit over a Wi-Fi
network; and, receiving, by the data recording computer, the data
transmitted from the electronic magnetism data acquisition unit,
recording, processing and monitoring the data to obtain marine
magnetism data, and storing the marine magnetism data into the data
recording computer in real time; (8) before the exhaustion of the
battery power, decreasing the speed of the surveying ship 11,
withdrawing the aerostat shell 12 to the deck of the surveying ship
11, replacing the battery of the aerostat magnetism measurement
portion, and repeating the steps (3) to (7); and (9) after all the
marine magnetism measurement operations are completed, decreasing
the speed of the surveying ship 11, and withdrawing the aerostat
shell 12 to the deck of the surveying ship 11.
As shown in FIG. 3, in Embodiment 2 of the marine magnetism
detection device of the present invention, differences from
Embodiment 1 include: the aerostat magnetism measurement portion is
connected to the onboard laboratory magnetism measurement portion
via a wired cable; the signal transmission between the aerostat
transmission unit and the laboratory transmission unit is realized
over a wired network; the aerostat magnetism measurement portion
does not need a power supply module; and, the onboard laboratory
magnetism measurement portion provides power to the aerostat
magnetism measurement portion via a wired cable which is enveloped
inside the rope 13.
As shown in FIG. 4, in Embodiment 3 of the marine magnetism
detection device of the present invention, differences from
Embodiment 1 include: as the magnetic sensor, a single vector-type
magnetic sensor is used; the aerostat magnetism measurement portion
further includes a heading and attitude reference system and an
aerostat GPS; the heading and attitude reference system is
configured to measure the heading, roll angle and pitch angle
parameters of the aerostat shell 12 and transmit the measured
parameters to the electronic magnetism data acquisition unit; and,
the aerostat GPS is configured to provide aerostat position
information and perform high-precision timing on the aerostat
magnetism measurement portion.
Differences between the marine magnetism detection method in this
Embodiment 3 and the detection method in Embodiment 1 include: in
the step (7), the surveying ship 11 is accelerated to a normal
speed (e.g., a speed of 10 kn), and the measurement of marine
magnetism starts; during the measurement, the electronic magnetism
data acquisition unit synchronously acquires magnetism data and
attitude data acquired by the heading and attitude reference
system, wherein an acquisition error of 1 second between both these
elements will result in a large magnetism measurement error, so
that an aerostat CPS timing pulse is used as a reference signal for
triggering acquisition in order to ensure the synchronization
precision of the magnetism data and the attitude data.
As shown in FIG. 5, in Embodiment 4 of the marine magnetism
detection device of the present invention, differences from
Embodiment 3 include: the aerostat magnetism measurement portion is
connected to the onboard laboratory magnetism measurement portion
via a wired optical fiber; the signal transmission between the
aerostat transmission unit and the laboratory transmission unit is
realized over a wired network; the aerostat magnetism measurement
portion does not need a power supply module; and, the onboard
laboratory magnetism measurement portion provides power to the
aerostat magnetism measurement portion via a wired optical fiber
which is enveloped inside the rope 13.
In addition, as the magnetic sensor, a plurality of total-field
magnetic sensors or a plurality of vector-type magnetic sensors may
also be used. The total-field magnetic sensors may be Overhauser
magnetic sensor, proton-precession magnetic sensor, optical-pump
magnetic sensors or the like. The vector-type magnetic sensors may
be fluxgate-type magnetic sensor or other types of magnetic
sensors. The vector-type magnetic sensors are used for measuring
three components X, Y and Z of a geomagnetic field.
The aerostat magnetism measurement portion further includes
peripheral sensors. The peripheral sensors include one or more of
cameras, altitude meters, temperature sensors and inclination
sensors. The peripheral sensors are each connected to the
electronic magnetism data acquisition unit. An onboard GPS is
connected to the surveying ship 11.
The foregoing description merely shows specific implementations of
the present invention, and the protection scope of the present
invention is not limited thereto. Any changes or replacements
obtained without paying any creative labor shall fall into the
protection scope of the present invention.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
The marine magnetism detection method and device of the present
invention will not be limited by the working sea area in the
practical marine magnetism detection process and can also operate
with other onboard devices and dragging devices, so that the marine
magnetism detection method and device of the present invention are
more convenient to operate and are industrially applicable.
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